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Pretender to the PowerSat, 14 Feb 2015 14:09:00 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1Full of S*** on Valentine’s Dayhttp://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1856
http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1856#commentsSat, 14 Feb 2015 13:51:45 +0000http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1856Continue Reading →]]>As a child, my favorite “toy” was a black corduroy tuxedo. It must have been a hand-me-down from lord knows who. It had black pants with a red stripe down the leg, and more importantly, a matching black vest.

Corduroy Tuxedos are hot.

With my toy blaster, it made the most epic Han Solo costume ever.

Not that I wore it for Halloween. It was my “Everyday Han Solo” costume. I wore it to school, I wore it church. I wore it winter, summer fall and spring. I wore the hell out of that thing.

Han Solo rocks

I wore it until it was ridiculously small on me; and even then, I did not give it up. I willed that thing to fit me for the opening of Return of the Jedi. I managed to hold on to it for years, no matter how hard my mom tried to dispose of it.

I told Jennifer this story, long before we every got married. She laughed and said, “You are so funny, but so full of shit.”

My only reply was to pull the sad, little suit out of my closet and show it to her. She was so shocked and surprised, her eyes rolled back into her head.

On this Valentine’s Day, I don’t have any eye rolling revelations, or a tux, or wacky surprises in the closet, Jennifer Kitty Viverito. Only a great story about fun times. Thank you, today and every day, for laughing with me.

]]>http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?feed=rss2&p=18560Family Game Nighthttp://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1846
http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1846#commentsMon, 05 Jan 2015 14:19:00 +0000http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1846Continue Reading →]]>For Christmas, the kids received many games, but the family favorite is Big Bang Theory Uno.

This edition of Uno features the cast of TBB and a special Soft Kitty Card. Soft Kitty requires the victim to draw cards until they find a Sheldon or Penny card. We found this to be a bit much and limited the number of cards to a maximum of 4.

All of the kids received video games, but this one tops them all. 5 nights of family fun in a row so far.

]]>http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?feed=rss2&p=18460Down But Back!http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1842
http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1842#commentsSun, 04 Jan 2015 12:50:58 +0000http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1842I was down for a bit, but now I have my WordPress problem fixed and I am back in business.

These aren’t exactly resolutions, these are things I should have been doing all along. This should represent less than 3 hours a day. I might not hit my goal everyday, but ticking off a few will put me in a better place.

]]>http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?feed=rss2&p=18340Looking Forward to 2015http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1828
http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1828#commentsSun, 28 Dec 2014 18:14:29 +0000http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1828Continue Reading →]]>As the end of 2014 approaches, I am looking forward to 2015. I have a couple of plans for the year, I wouldn’t call them resolutions because these are things I should be doing every day.

My first thing is to be neater, more careful. To that end, I have been dumping items in the recycle.

In the next year, I want to be proactive and plan a day of giving every month. I want to be more involved with local charities and want to declutter my house. I will be making a monthly list of items that can go to Goodwill or AMVets and make sure it gets done. I will stay in closer contacts with my friends at the Buffalo Science Museum and make sure I make it to the Maker Fair this year.

Another list of item to be completed is three workshops I need for my TA certificate. I have tracked them all down and just need to schedule them after January 5th.

Peter Pan is the archetype of smash ups: different genres, different times and places. All things are possible.

I find holidays to be somber and solemn; something remarkable, dignified and holy. I would say I don’t like marking the passage of time, but it is unavoidable. Sitting before this Christmas tree, I dwell on what has been. Most of the year I am an uncouth prankster, but end of each year reminds me of what has been, the experiences I have shared.

I am reminded that I am enabled by many people who make me believe, like Peter Pan, that all things are possible and every situation is an adventure, all of the good and bad.

In just a few hours, packages will be unwrapped. But the real gift was given in the moment we spend together.

]]>http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?feed=rss2&p=18020And it all fell aparthttp://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1792
http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1792#commentsSat, 29 Nov 2014 19:47:17 +0000http://www.pretendertothepower.com/?p=1792Continue Reading →]]>As you can see by my Nanowrimo stats, something went wrong.

Well, yes. I have the start to a book I love. No, I do not have a Nanowrimo winner.

My novel is set in Italy, 1922; a time of great upheaval. While my characters are tried and tested, but my knowledge of history is not. I have dug in and this requires research.

I don’t know if I will do this again next year. I always say that. But this is one book I’m committed to finish. As the holidays approach, I hope to make more headway and run this to completion after the first of the year.